Thrift Score of the Week: Vintage Enid Collins "Parvan" Purse :)

I love Enid Collins purses. Made in Texas. Jeweled fun. I spotted this cutey in a cart by the register whilst standing in line to check out...suprise treasure at the g-h-e-t-t-o thrift :)

1960s Enid Collins "Parvan" Bucket Bag

(and double-sided to boot!)

Trying to link up with Apron Thrift Girl and Thrift Share Monday...seriously need to spend some time figuring out how to blog proper. (My picture didn't load on the "linked in" on ATG page, no clue why. Like I said, I need to spend some time educating myself on blogging).

Newborn Cardinals...

Whilst trying to figure out Google+ and linking my phone photos to my blog, I discovered these old photos of baby cardinals born outside our back door. Dang they were cute. They were Mother's Day babies a number of years ago...Still haven't figured out the linking :( I really want to post to my blog but I can't seem to get the hang of it. 

Artfire Pinterest Contest - Get Your Crafty On!

I love Pinterest. I love Artfire. I love crafting. I love a contest. I love winning contests. I love winning craft supplies. So when I saw a contest sponsored by Artfire, giving away craft supplies, I couldn't help myself from creating another Pinterest board, Getting Crafty:

http://pinterest.com/kikispunkymunky/get-crafty

If you're quick enough, you can enter too. Artfire Get Crafty Pinterest Contest

Good luck. To me lol. And you.

Keep on Trying...

I tried to update my blog (over and over and over) but now it looks uglier than ever. All I wanted to do was change the header picture and this is what I ended up with!? Apparently I need some tutoring in editing my blog's appearance etc. Or more patience while I learn through trial and error. I'd also like to add an area on the sidebar where I can post links to my western belt lawnchair write-ups/mentions. I can't seem to accomplish this either. Seems like I could put a picture of the website's logo and when you click on the logo, you go to the chair write up on their website. I'm going to try to figure this out right now...Yay! I kind of accomplished what I wanted...lawnchair spottings on righthand sidebar...more to come as I've been requested to go on an ice cream run. Then bed :)

Hello Again...

I'm going to try my hand at blogging again after almost a year break...I plan to devote at least an hour a day on my blog and blog-related activities and see what happens.

I'm still making my belt chairs and cuff bracelets with the belt leftovers and selling them on Etsy. I've discovered Instagram. I've discovered Pinterest. I stayed in an earthship. My oldest child graduates from high school soon. My youngest child will start high school later this year. I finally bought a sewing machine. I want to start sewing aprons with fabric from vintage pillowcases. Then I want to sew pillowcase dresses for Little Dresses for Africa (I think that's the name of the organization and I've also forgotten how to highlight a website...) littledressesforafrica (just saw the link button, which I don't think was there last year lol). I saw Ladysmith Black Mambazo. And Bob Schneider. And Alabama Shakes. And Alejandro Escevedo. And attended SXSW for the first time. I went to Santa Fe. Taos. South Padre Island. Port Aransas. Canyon Lake. Guadalupe River. Wimberley. Austin. Blanco River. San Antonio River...

Monday I will do a Thrift Share Post.

Thrift Share

I'm trying really hard not to thrift so much until I'm more organized or have fewer items stockpiled, but it's not working so great. I'm a thrift addict for sure. I just need to list, list, list. And organize. But instead, I thrift some more :)

And my buy only one book restriction went out the window worse than ever when I stopped in for a quick peek at the church thrift store my mom and I discovered right before she left me for the beaches of Florida :( A paper bag full of books for $5 sale. How could I not? Plus, I used to bag groceries in high school, so I knew it would be an efficiently packed bag. And it was. Old books, cook books, quilting/needlework books...I will sell a few of them haha.


I have also tried to make my thrift outings harder by looking for more expensive items but I really don't know what to look for yet. I found a Beatles sheet music book I thought might go for a little more, we'll see. And for whatever reason, I decided to buy a few dishes - I usually don't buy breakables because of my lack of desire to package them but I was drawn to them, so I had to haha. I bought two square bubble frames, which I've never seen before. Again, breakables - boo. I might keep them though, so that will solve the packaging problem.



I really am going to concentrate on listing more this week as I'm going on a beach vacation next week! I currently have 49 items listed on Ebay and my goal is to have 50 more by the end of the week. It's also the last week of school, so I'll have to try really hard and work in the early morning more this week as it's semi-hectic with end-of-school events for 3 chillens.


The 3 boys went to Big Bend this weekend, so the girl and I had a quiet one for a change. Floated The Blanco River in Wimberley Saturday with some friends (and then ate at Herberts yay!), cleaned house and watched 3 movies Sunday (what???? Mamma Mia, Anger Management, Alice and Wonderland), and just hung out today. Ended it all with dinner at Pei Wei. Great weekend. Now for some serious listing this week on Ebay...

As always, this is a link-up with Apron Thrift Girl, one of the best thrifting blogs out there.

Thrift Share Monday. On Monday :)

Only 1 1/2 hours for 2 quickie thrift outings this week: one last trip to GRASP with my thrifthelper-Mom who's back in Florida :( until back to Texas thrifting with me in October or November:) She was busy packing for her roadtrip but allowed herself to go out for one hour. Better than nothing, as I found 5 men's shirts for a buck a piece; a giant sized ziplock baggy filled with some cute lil' mini wooden Santas and sledders and such; a bright orange/gold embossed leatherette pen/pencil holder/cup; a box of old dominoes; and a nicely done framed mushroom needlework shadowbox. I also got a bonus of 2 moving boxes full of food from my mom, who has a problem with overstuffing her fridge/freezer AND pantry. Her pantry is still stocked for her return in 6 months...go figure. I like to let my fridge and pantry get a lil' bare sometimes (and certainly never overfilled) - it's fun to have to scrounge around and be creative with what little you may have - just a game I like to play.

keeper :)

vintage leatherette orange & gold embossed pen/pencil can holder

My second thrift outing this week was a 30 minute trip to the Humane Society. I've not gone there too much yet as it's a recent discovery for me but every time I do, I score big. Well, big to me. The $25-$50 range is big to me as I'm used to selling $10 items...moving up haha. My biggest score was an adorable portable wooden stove top for pretend play. The drawer sildes out to reveal storage for enamelware pots and utensils, then converts to/flips up to become the back of the stove top with utensil pegs across. After you're done cooking, you put your pots away in the drawer, close the drawer, tighten the big wooden screws on the sides - now it can be conveniently carried with the utensil holder becoming the carrying handle. Clever design. Quality product.

adorable pretend play wood stove top with enamelware

I also bought a 3 piece plastic vanity set (tag/sticker still attached/readable), made in the USA by Londonware. Tissue cover, cup, and 2-sided magnifying makeup mirror that can mount to the wall as well. "Marble Onyx" is the description on the sticker.

perfect vintage vanity set 'marble onyx' by Londonware

I also am a sucker for pop-up books, so when I found a pop-up book of gnomes, I had to buy it despite my book-buying-restriction I've placed myself on. Gnomes AND pop-up book. A no-brainer. Other finds: a great brooch for fifty cents; pack of vintage 7-up playing cards; a mini black velvet paintings kit (love black velvet paintings and miniatures, so this one made sense as well, if I'm into justifying my purchases); a miniature framed mountainscape made from cut/layered colored paper (keeping, duh); and a framed Japanese oil painting I've had my eye on for the last few visits (down to $1.00, my standard price, so splurged for my man-child's room).

All in all, a productive 1 1/2 hours of thrifting for the week. Still getting a little better at posting new items..a little :)

This a weekly thrifters link-up post with Apron Thrift Girl...:)